Four City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for ...

A locked-up sex offender groped New York City Councilwoman Sandy Nurse during a Tuesday morning tour of Rikers Island, The Post has learned.

An accused sex offender grabbed the rear end of City Council Member Sandy Nurse Tuesday morning during a surprise visit by ...

City detainees with so-called 730 designations wait an average of 76 days for a bed in facilities like Kirby Forensic ...

Convicted rapist and former movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer, multiple ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— When asked on the witness stand Friday about the meaning of his nickname on Rikers Island, 32-year-old ...

The Internet believes karma has done its job after disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was diagnosed with a form of leukemia.

Carlos Ozrio, 39, was found not guilty last month on accusations from the fellow corrections officer that he groped her from behind “while kissing her neck” at a Riker’s Island ...

NEW YORK — The first time I heard about Hart Island, I couldn’t believe it. There’s a 150-year-old mass grave on an island in ...

Curtis Davis hanged himself, according to the medical examiner, but a new lawsuit alleges negligence by guards and says ...

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein, who is currently in prison, reportedly faces a new challenge with a cancer diagnosis.

A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled ...